Gerry Leonard

Career As a producer, Leonard has also worked on albums for Donna Lewis (In the Pink), Ari Hest (The Fire Plays), Donnie Mortimer (Ten Eventful Years), Czech band Čechomor (Mistečko), and Pamela Sue Mann. When discussing Leonard's contribution to her album L'Oeuf, Laurie Anderson said, "I've always been a fan of Gerry Leonard's lush and groovy parts, so that makes the listening experience even deeper."

Soundtracks Leonard has worked in film and theatre, with his guitar playing featured on Peter Nashel's scores for The Deep End and Bee Season, Trevor Jones's soundtrack for CrissCross, and Roger Waters's song for The Last Mimzy. He wrote and performed the score for the Irish independent movie 32A, directed by Marian Quinn, featuring on the studio albums Heathen (2002), Reality (2003) and The Next Day (2013). He toured with Bowie on the Heathen and Reality tours and was musical director for the Reality tour and DVD. He was able to cover the more unique guitar parts on older Bowie songs, such as those initially played by Robert Fripp or Adrian Belew.

Personal work: Spooky Ghost From 1987 to 1994, Gerry Leonard and Donal Coughlan worked together in Dublin, under the name "Hinterland". As a solo artist, Leonard works under the name Spooky Ghost, inspired by Coughlan's description of Leonard's guitar sound. Leonard worked on the first Spooky Ghost album from 1996 to 1998, recording it in his East Village apartment. Bowie described The Light Machine as, "Quite the most beautiful and moving piece of work I have possessed in a long time." Spooky Ghost – Official Bootleg, Volume 2 (2015; recording at Rockwood Music Hall, New York City) Spooky Ghost – Viral Times, Volume One (2020) Spooky Ghost – Viral Times, Volume Two (2020) Bowsie – Susan McKeown said a Bowsie record would come out in 2012, but it has not yet appeared.

Singles Hinterland – "Dark Hill" (1989) Hinterland – "Desert Boots" (1990) Hinterland – Resurrect EP (1992)